UTTARADIT

town, northern Thailand. It is a provincial capital and a farming market centre on the Nan River and the BangkokChiang Mai railway. The town centre was rebuilt after being destroyed by a fire in 1967. The Pha Then Buddhist shrine is southwest of the town. Uttaradit is in one of Thailand's foremost fruit-growing regions, producing rambutans, mangosteens, durians, coconuts, and other fruits. Rice is cultivated and iron ore is mined in the region. Pop. (1989 est.) 33,974.